enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
advertising department; public relations department; PR department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
how; in what way; how about
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine